Washing-machine.



A. S. NERO.

[WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED MAR.19,1909.

934 458. Patented Sept.21.1909.

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WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB..19,1909.

934,458. Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

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ALLEN S. NERO, OF BOT'IINEA-U, NORTH DAKOTA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Application filed Marcela To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLnx S. llnuo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bottineau, in the county of Bottineau and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ltashingdtlachinea, of which the following is a specitica tion', deference being had to the accompanying drawings. I

My invention relates to machines for washing clothes and the like and more especially to that class known as pounder washing machines and its general object is to improve the construction and operation of such machines.

A special object of my invention is to pro vide a machine of this class with improved means for causing the pounder-s to be moved to diti'erent parts of the tub during the operation of pounding the clothes, so that all parts of the contents of the tub will be operated upon and thoroughly cleansed.

With these objects in View, my invention consists in the improved construction. ar-

rangement and combination of parts of a machine of this class,hereinafter t'ully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In order that. my invention may be readily understood, I will now proceed to describe the same in connection with the accompany ing drawings, in which- Figure 1 IS a Vic in side elevation, showing' my improved machine, with the pounders raised in position 'to be turned on their l vertical support to a ditterent position in the 'inverted funnel shape, the supporting bars tub, part of the tub being broken out. l ig. i2 is a similar view showing the pounders in theirlowermostposition which the reach once in each operation, Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the frame which carries the pounders. Referring spec fically to the drawings, 4

indicates a tub of any ordinary cimstruetion, to receive the clothes to be washed. and pro vided with a top Upon the top 5 is 1ecured a bracket 6 ctnnposed oi a lmriaontul f when any extraordinary obstruction, such as base 7 secured to the top by any suitable an opening in line with the us such as screv-ls. bolts or rivets Si and Specification of Letters Pat ent. Patented Sept 21, "1909.

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bular bar 10, such mounting being in this instance etl'ected by providing on said, bar a longitudinal key 11 to slide in a *key seat in the opening in the arm 9 of the bracket.

Mounted in any suitable manner on the top 5 of the tub, is a second bracket 12 provided with two arms 13 in which arms is journaleda shaft 14 provided with a suitable fly wheel 15 having a crank handle 16, or other suitable means for rotating it. At the inner end of the shaft 14 is a crank arm 17 connected by means of a link .8 with a pin '19 on the slidable bar 1 0.

Mounted in the opening in the base 7 of the bracket (3, in the vertical axis of the tub, and arranged to. both slide and rotate therein, is abar 20,-forked at its lower end, inside of the'tub, as at 21. The upper end of the bar 20 has a reduced cylindrical portion 20 which rotates in the tubular bar 10, thereby providinga swiveled connection between said bars. Said end 20 of the bar 20 may be retained in the tubular bar 10 in any suitable manner. As illustrated, however, an enlargement. or head 20" is pro vided at the upper extremity of the portion 20. v

22 indicates a frame of suitable form, shown in this instance as of a substantially semi-circular bar 23 joined at its ends by a straight bar 24, said bars being strengthened and stiffened by braces 25, which latter are secured'to the forked arms 21 of the vertical I i swiveled bar 20.

At 26 are indicated a suitable number of poundere, in this instance three, of a usual closely packed clothing for instance, may ed, and to always bear upon the )1 clo y aahyieltling pressure and prevent ain z thereto.

Upon he upper end of the pounder supporting i. iveled bar 20 is secured a bevel 30 which is adapted to en a e with a gear 37. on shaft let when bar 20 is at a To operate the machine, after placing the the upper end of its reciprocation due to the bar at the upper end of the upper stroke of crank 17.

clothes with suitable soa and water or other cleanser in the tub, the s aft 14 is turned by means of the crank handle 16, or other suitable means which may be provided, which rotation of the shaft, through the medium of the crank 17, link 18 and pin' 19, causes the bar 10 to be vertically reciprocated, carrying with it the bar 20 and pounders 26; the latter in their downward movement, pounding and cleansing the clothes with which they contact, in the usual manner.

It will be observed that the pounders are arranged eccentrically with reference to the vertical axis of the tub and that they are not sufficient in number and size to act upon all of the clothes in the tub at each reelproca; tion, as such a large nu'mber'would be un? wieldy and cumbersome. As the pounders and their supporting bar 20 rise, the bevel gear 30 engages the bevel wheel 31 so that the bar 20 is turned a-partial rotation and the pounders carried around to a new position above another ortion of the clothes in the tub. The repetition of this adjustment of the positions of the pounders at each reciprocation assures that all portions of the mass of clothes in the tub will be acted upon and equally cleansed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. The combination of a bearing, a vertically disposed tubular bar slidably but non-rotatably arranged in said bearing, a

second vertical bar slidably mounted and having aswiveled connection with said tubular bar, a horizontally disposed shaft having a crank, a link connecting said crank to said tubular bar, a beveled gear fixed to said second mentioned swiveled bar and a beveled gear fixed to said horizontal shaft and adapted to mesh with the beveled gear on the swiveled bar upon the upper end of the vertical stroke of said swiveled bar.

2. The combination, in a machine of the character described, of a tub, a bar vertically said bar.

3. The. combination, in a machine of the character described, of a tub, a bracket arrangedupon the top of the same and having a lower portion formed with a bearing opening and an upper portion or arm ormed with a vertically. alining bearing 0 ening', the latter having a key-way, a tubu ar bar slidable in the opening of the upper portion or arm of the bracket and formed with a laterally projecting lug and with a longitudinally extendin key rib, the latter being arranged in said Trey-way to prevent said tubular bar from rotating, a vertical bar arranged for sliding and rotary movement in the bearing opening in the lower portion of the bracket and having a reduced upper end ,swiveled in said tubular bar, a beveled gear fixed to the upper portion of the second men tioned vertical bar, a frame fixed to the lower end of the second mentioned vertical bar, pounder cups having stems mounted for limited vertical sliding movement in said frame, coil springs on said stems fordepressing the pounders, a bearing upon the top of the tub, a horizontal shaft in said bearing, means on the outer end of the shaft for rotating the same, a-crank upon the inner end 7 of the shaft, a link connecting said crank to the lug on said tubular bar and a beveled gear on said horizontal shaft and adapted to mesh with the beveled gear on the second mentioned vertical bar when the latter reaches the upper end of its vertical stroke.

4. The combination, in a machine of the character described,of a tub, a bracket on the top thereof, abar slidably mounted in the bracket, a vertical bar sw' veled longitudinally in the slidable bar, eccentrically arranged pounders carried by the swiveled bar, a bevel gear on the swiveled bar, a horizontal shaft journaled above the tub, a crank on the end of the shaft, a link connecting the crank with the slidable bar, and a bevel gear on the shaft adapted to mesh with the bevel gear on the swiveled bar at the upper end of the vertical stroke of the latter.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN S. NERO.

Witnesses:

C. L. NEWHOUSE, C. W. FEATHERS. 

